Re: feature requests: $(__FILE__) and $(__LINE__) textual macros

[Paul Smith]

On Sat, 2024-01-27 at 20:45 +0100, Basile Starynkevitch wrote:
> NB I might perhaps implement such a feature if (and only if) I don't 
> have any copyright assigment to find. In my GCC contributing
> experience fifteen years ago, that administrative step was really
> painful. I am too old to start such nightmares again.

The GNU project, of which GNU Make is a part, still does require
copyright assignment for any contribution of "significant" size, which
generally means patches that are more than 15 or so lines long.

Assignment has gotten simpler: in many jurisdictions (including some
non-U.S. countries) it can all be done online.  But if you work for a
company which has a claim to the work you did you would have to get a
disclaimer from them as well which can be onerous (depending on the
company of course).

Cheers!

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